Many arts organizations and ensembles have more information about their audiences than they realize, but don’t use that data to their advantage. By using data—and collecting more—your organization may be able to make more informed decisions, plan for the future, and check its overall health.

In her keynote presentation at CMA’s 2015 National Conference, Jane Chu shares research on the shifting nature of arts participation in the US, stressing the importance of communicating the relevancy—cultural, social, and economic—of the arts to our communities.

View a selection of photos from this year’s New Music in Bryant Park concert series, featuring: the Ben Kono Group, the Ben Wendel Group, the Cassatt String Quartet, Chris Dingman & Waking Dreams, the Don Byron Quartet, the Donny McCaslin Group, Duo Yumeno, the Lincoln Trio, Music from China, New Morse Code, the Robin Verheyen NY Quartet, and SYBARITE5. New Music in Bryant Park is presented in collaboration with NYC’s Bryant Park Corporation.

"Authenticity is usually in the eyes of the observer, and the minute you try and justify your work in the eyes of a third party it becomes more difficult to be true to yourself." – Darrell Grant, 2012 New Jazz Works Grantee